COMFORT FOOD TO THE RESCUE

I’m always hungry. Perhaps it has something to do with listening to too much of BEGIN….I dunno.

The thing is, how can I come into a David Archuleta site and not think about food?
At this very moment, I have a plate of Mee Goreng perching precariously on my lap (I once had a bowl of Maggi Mee doing the same thing while I was browsing David ….and guess what happened?! …..Ouch! Hot soup!)
I also have a Bread and Butter Pudding waiting on the KIV shelf of my fridge for later’s.
All not very good for my ever-expanding waistline!

David has always been described as a good role model for young people. Since I’m neither young nor need a role model, I see him more as “a comrade-in-arms” or “a partner in crime” as far as food is concerned. So, like David, I’m continuing to eat…and eat…

Anyway, I want to challenge my will-power and refrain from talking about David today.
I want to talk about everyone’s favourite topic – Food….yes…Glorious Food! ……Oops sorry…I meant 2nd favourite topic.
So do interrupt me if I should digress towards David (you know how distracting he can be!). I want to focus on discussing with you, all the yummy things we put into our mouths for comfort – yes, Comfort Food.

Why are certain categories of food considered “comfort food”, or, as some would call it, “soul food”?
– Does it really give us comfort?
– Does it feed the soul?
– Are we missing our Mum’s cooking?
– Does it have a cultural or childhood connection?
– Are we missing David? (…er…sorry for the David-interruption…)
Apparently, the answers to all those questions are YES.

The most enticing part is it does not even make us feel guilty eating huge amounts of it. The contentment derived from it takes a forefront position.

Besides its nostalgic and sentimental appeal, Comfort Food is a friend who never disappoints during times of need. It leaves us satisfied, happy and ready to re-conquer the world.
It is a harbinger of happiness and comfort.

Apparently, when we feel endangered or lonesome, or need a cuddle, we crave for food which is salty or very sweet, of high-carbo, high-fat and starchy and often sticky.

The list of such food is enormous. Off-hand, I can think of popular ones like Ice-cream…Deep-Fried Chicken with Crispy Batter…a rich Cheesy-Somethin’…Char-Kueh Tiow (actually this tastes better than Pad Thai but David….oops sorry…)

One of my top priority comfort food is a Hakka Yam Dumpling which my Mum used to cook. It is overly salty (fish sauce), overly garlicky, overly greasy and extremely stodgy but oh-so-yummy. A non-Hakka friend once described it as “so stodgy it can sink a ship!”

Occasionally, when I’m in a foul, devillish or no-tomorrow mood, I yearn for Bangers and Mash, with loads of butter and double-cream in the Mash. Gorging it and listening to David simultaneously is like “halfway to heaven”.
Why only “halfway”? – you ask. Well, just so that I can have more helpings! – Of the Mash. And of David. (Oh dang…sorry…)

Not a bad thing huh – what Comfort Food can do for you.
Self food-medication through the taste-buds and stomach
Stomach sends signals to the brain
Brain de-stresses
Better and tastier than popping anti-depressant pills.

If you are heavily immersed in food for comfort, let me introduce you a Soul Food that is of zero-carb, zero-fat and zero-cholestral. And it is divine.

It is a dumpling made of Ostrich meat.
The market and consumption of Ostrich is not yet sufficiently tapped. But, believe me, the popularity will grow gradually.
It keeps aunties and uncles youthful and decidedly comforted, and young people happy, perky and positive.
But it needs to be consumed on a daily basis for better effect.

It is by no accident that it’s called Ostrich Divine Dumpling! …hehehehe…GOTCHA!!!
I did warn you that I’ll digress towards David!
And no apologies forthcoming!😀

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28 comments on “COMFORT FOOD TO THE RESCUE”

So I assume you’ve had a taste of this Ostrich Divine Dumpling?😛 Haha, for a second there you really had me convinced such a dumpling really existed! Darn, I was looking forward to trying it… All this talk about comfort food reminded me of this:

Auntie Trace!! I’m back in the US now🙂 It’s been over a month.. But of course, no David anywhere in sight..😛 I live here now, go to college here. I’m doing Liberal Arts and Sciences. Going for a Psychology major. Music is a maybe too😀 I miss so many things.. And of course, I miss AAM gatherings a whole lot…. xx

BTW, I’ve been looking for BEGIN since forever around here but I still haven’t had the chance to own one. Youtube’s my best friend. Helped me get in on it. My American friends said we have to order it on the retail outlets web

LOL Trace, you have an appetite of a 21 year old man!🙂 BTW all that eating can be overwhelming at times. Do you like another Hakka dish called Lui Cha? At least that’s how I pronounced it. You might want to take that sometime for detoxification purposes haha

I’ve never tried Hakka Yam Dumpling. Sounds yummy though cos I like yam. Come to think of it I dont think I have a particular comfort food cos I gotta watch my waistline😀😀

Its quite impossible not to talk about David and food especially over here. Do you remember this one? I had a good laugh watching it.

Thanks Tracy for that Vangie video. Nice to see David getting excited over all the various rice dishes🙂

Hey go check out for a Malaysian restaurant if you are living in a big city, or near one. Make sure you don’t say Nee Mamak or Ni Mama to the waiter Lol!

So you’ll be majoring in Psychology? Your services will certainly be appreciated by psycho archies like us in the future! 😀

Try Deseret. They should have BEGIN.

Listen to this song Irda, and be comforted, as it has done for me, if the Nee Mamak doesn’t work. 🙂 I’m sure you have heard it on YTube, but nevermind, this is dedicated specially to an angel like you at a time when you are probably missing certain things at home. 🙂

Yes! I love food! My whole clan are foodies! 😀
Oh yes, I love Lui Cha, although it’s not everyone’s cup of tea. Love all those mixed-up vegetables swimming in the tea-stock with rice and sesame seeds and nuts – yummy! You are right – good detox food 😀
I love everything, that’s the problem. If you can name something I don’t like, I’ll give you a prize Lol!

I’ve had snake soup before. But then I was a kid at the time and didn’t know what it was.

I saw some vids on Ytube on eating LIVE larvae straight from a tree bark, but decided not to post them….yiiiiiiaaaakkk!! Can’t be much of a comfort eating those!!
If you are curious, go check out on YouTube yourself.
Eating live larvae off a tree, I believe is done in the Amazon and it’s considered a delicacy.
One man’s poison is another man’s meat, I guess.

I love yummy Northern Indian food – anything masala tastes good even to the drink.🙂

I do take Thai Food but never Phai Thai until David mentioned it. My first taste was in Bangkok and was surprised that it looks like our very own Char-Kway-Tiow but sweet tasting. Anyway, Thai food in Bangkok is always served either with sugar or fish sauce.

I love me some home-cooked nyonya food.🙂 But honestly I love all sorts of food. What Malaysian doesn’t love to eat?! btw you can’t talk about food without being reminded of D. From nee mamak to mooncakes T.T I’m missing him really baaddddd.

Lol Thanks for trying to cheer me up Auntie Trace.🙂 I just ate, now I’m hungry again. Typical Malaysian lol. My family’s actually from Penang so we eat Penang nyonya food which is kinda different from Malacca.

Now about chocolates… I love Tim Tams. They’re really good when you’re feeling down🙂 Reeses are good too but I don’t have them often. Oh wait… Reeses are David’s favourite T.T

Haha thanks Auntie Trace! I really appreciate it🙂 And funny you said that.. I’m actually a waitress at a MALAYSIAN RESTAURANT!😀 This is crazy.. And the Nee Mamak here is goooooodddd😉 But I do miss the original Nee Mamak down there

You are working in a Malaysian Restaurant and you are still missing Malaysian food?!
You need a spanking! Lolll! 😀
But I do understand that Malaysian food cooked overseas is not as tasty. Perhaps it’s difficult to get the authentic spices, fresh santan, fresh pandan leaves etc.

I remember someone I know dumped a whole bowl of curry on her husband’s head when he remarked that the curry she cooked in London, was not as tasty and authentic.
OMG!! Temper! Temper!
It’s a true story – I didn’t make it up.

Liying mentioned in the last thread that she saw at tumblr, pics of David looking rather pale and sunken-eyed. As an Archu-mama, I really hope he is eating well…. sigh…! 😦

I remembered a long while back, David tweeted about finding a Malaysian restaurant. I think he could be in LA at the time. Wont it be great if its the one you’re working in? He could have gotten an avalanche of reply tweets from Msian Archies after that too😀

Haha Auntie Trace! Tak sama lah!!😀 It’s all Americanized.. But still good. So I dont miss it that much, but I do..🙂 Hah, I never make sense.. And I’m in Connecticut. North Eastern girl. California is half a continent away!😀 About the Singaporean/Malaysian restaurant, nope that’s not the Restaurant I’m working at.. That’d be awesome though🙂